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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1914-07-31, Page 7PEAL FOR PIVIBITION 0NVIC'r`S SIGN , ", G 14I � STER A O >l S PETITION. itiful. Stories TOM by 116n Who Declare the Drink Evil Ruined Their, Lives. Out of .a total of 1,478 prisoners nfined in a Pennsylvania peniten- ary, 1,008 have -signed a petition hich will be ,submitted to the next egislature asking statewide prohi- tion. The petition is probably .the rongest sociological argument er made against the liquor traffic.. :ithout a word or even a sugges- n from "Warden 1VIcKenty,, the isoners confined signed their Lmes and in many instances volun- ered to go before a legislative immittee and tell how drink has reeked their lives. The vote was taken on Independ- zte Day, and has just been made iblic. On each petition was an peal to make Independence Day emorable by signing the petition. "It is unique and the most manly ocument ever sent from penal stitution," was the terse cem- ent of Warden McKenty. "It is appeal to decent men serving in le Legislature to come to the aid unfortunates confined in this in- itution. Seventy per cent. of the risoners claim that their downfall due to -rum. It is certainly a onderfnl argument against the quer traffic. Started Crusade. Three months ago The Umpire, e little paper published by the nvicts, started a crusade against rink. Letters began to flow in tell - g the personal stories of prison- s who claimed that were it not ✓ whiskey they would not now e serving time in prison. The editor of the paper, himself prisoner, was so impressed with le letters that he drafted a peti- on and sent it around the prison ✓ signatures. He said : "I am greatly pleased ith results. It proves, and con- lusively too, that the great major- ty of State prison convicts were isought to ruin through the saloon vil. If the Legislature desires evi- ence we are ready to -supply wit - lessee. Think of it, 70 per cent. of he men here assert that rum eaus- d their downfall. Think of the •reeked homes, broken hearted zno- ers, wives and sisters." The Umpire's editor has a bulk of le`tte•rs that relate the personal ex- pOriences of convicts. Here is one Written by a man serving ten years : Pitiable Experiences. i "I am serving a long sentence for laianslau•hter. Years ago I became involved in a saloon fight. One roan was killed. My dear wife was fore - to suffer a worse fate. She has ,'struggled along with the little ones while I have been locked up. Her heart is broken, but, good woman that she is, she keeps up the strug- gle for existence. Rum caused my downfall. Why should the sociolo- gists and so-called !.earned men, are interested in penology go out- side a prison for facts i The facts may be obtained in any penal insti- tution." Another prisoner writes : "I have signed the petition. I my wish that some strong man in he Legislature will push the bill or State wide prohibition through. 4ny 'lean with a spark of Christian 'haraeter in his heart should visit ,his institution, hear the .stories of lrisoners and Caen go out and swat he saloon keeper." An interesting phase of the vote ncerns the women prisoners. hirby-three out of atotal of thirty- ve were requested to sign the pe - tion. Not one refused and many olunteered to appear before a leg. 'alive committee and offer evi- ence in support of the argument tat the liquor traffic is responsible ,r 70 per cent. of crime. Illet His Match. An English tourist was recently ending his holidays in Scotland len ho met a very old native. In course of conversation the tour - asked the native how old he was: ani one hundred," said the old n "I rather doubt you'll not see other hundred," said the; tourist: a rlinna ken, man," said the, old. n. "Aa'm. stronger the noo than n I started the first hundred." Both Credulous. ze---You vowed that it would lie aim to make my life naught one of happiness. And to think I believed you ! e—That',s toiling i I believed' the,tl'ene myself, Uo Long Breaths Hurt ? DANGEROUS PL.fIJRI,$Y.: ALWAY BEGINS THIS WAY.: Speediest Cure is, Nerviline, , Oudh,. that stab -like pain in the 'sid Is like a ]lot knife 'blade in the ribs! Probably got overheated—cooled", to Past—now there is congestion, tight nese,such soreness you can't draw a tong breath. This is the 'beginning of Pleurisy. Pleurisy is far too. serious to beglec a single instant. Quickest relief will cone from a vig orous • rubbing with Nerviline. This trusty old pain reliever will fix you up in no time—will take, away the conges tion—make you well just as it did Mr Samuel St. Johns, of Stamford, who says:—"In running to catch •a train last week I became much overheated I put up the train window and rode that way in order to get cooled off. In an hour my side was so full of pain and niy breathing hurt so much that I thought I had pneumonia. I always carry Nerviline in my grip, and at des- tination I rubbed my side thoroughly three times. The warm penetrating effect was soon noticeable and I quick- ly got relief. Nerviline, I consider, saved me.froln a serious illness," Any sort of a cold can be. quickly broken up with Nerviline, which is a marvel for reducing inflammation, for relieving congestion in the throat and chest, for curing stitch in the side, lumbago, neuralgia, sciatica or rheu- matism. Nothing more soothing or powerful. The 50c. large family size is the most economical. Small trial size 25c. at dealers everywhere. FOR AHE BLIND CHILD. A School Was Established and Maintained by the Government. for -the Brantford, e Blind, located at loran i , admits as pupils blind per5oDs . of s both sexes, between the ages of seven and twentyone, without charge �e for o rlbooks, t tuition or gb a t It ox 4 , but. parents are expected to '•'' o- e vide clothing and pay 4ravellang ex- penses. It is a school --not a o "Home," nor aHos�pitalz nor '.an • Asylum—and among the pupils are many who, though 'not.. enbir'ely blind, have sight so defecti"ve;''that lit t they cannot receive an tion in the ordinary public seh if any g reader of this paper has .a child so afflicted, or knows of one in his neighborhood, ,aletter or posh card, addressed to H. F. Gardiner, Brill- cipal O, S;I3., Brantford, giving the name and post -office of parent' : or • guardian, will help the school to do all the work for 'whic'h it was es- tablished and is maintained by the Government. The expenditure of public money upon "schools and school -mas- ters" is regarded by our legislators, and by the people who elect the legislators, as a good investment.. The educated man is more useful to the community than his illiterate neighbor ; his labor is more produc- tive, he lives a happier and more contented life, taking an intelligent interest in the various questions that, come before him for decision; he is not easily misled by the de- mogogic agitator, and he knows better than to yield to temptations in a criminal direction. For these and numerous other equally good reasons, it "pays the state" to provide facilities for education for all the children of the people, whe- ther b irn here or coming from a foreign country to make their hoines among us—hence our free school system, reinforced to some extent by oolgpulsory education laws. For the blind who cann .lt be taught to read by sight, a system for reading by touch has been de- vised, the printed characters re- presenting letters, etc., being em- bossed on the paper, instead of be- ing indicated by a difference -in col- or. Having learned to read and write, the education of the blind person can be continued to any de- sired extent, including the subjects taught in public schools for the see- ing, music and several handicrafts. Happily, the blind are not suf- ficiently numerous to necessitate the equipment of many schools for their accommodation, so the scheme of taking the blind child to the free school instead of bringing the free school to the blind child has been adopted. The Ontario School Delays Sometimes Expensive Business or social en- gagement—just a few min- utes for lunch—can't wait for service. What can be had quickly? Order Post Toasties with fresh berries or fruit and cream. They will be served ' immediately, they are nourishing and taste mighty good, too. Sold by Grocers --everywhere! Canadian. Partum. Cereal Co., Ltd. Windsor, Ont, • .w RING OBEYED ORDERS. American Women Mistook Thin l • Chaifeur. The King of the Belgians, one .ef the most democratic of Buropean, monarchs, who has been spending the last three weeks in Switzerland, tells the following story :.• At Territet the Ring and ;Queen were motoring. His . Majesty was driving and there were no attend- ants. The Queen went into a shop to make some purchases. The King was standing near the car, reading a newspaper, when an American wo- man came out of the shop, jumped into the conveyance and bade the driver to drive her to her hotel, "Certainly, madame," replied the King, complying with the lady's Ina, structions. In the meantime, the Queen came out of the store, and was sul:prised" to find her husband and the car had disappeared. Both quickly reappeared, however, and Their Majesties laughed heartily over the occurrence. Inquiries as to the identity ef the American woman were fruitless. GUARD AGAINST: CHOLERA INFANTU.M Oholera infantum is one of the most'fatal ailments of childhogd: and during the hot summer months thousands of little lives axe ;lost by its ravages. The best way to guard against it is to give the baby an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets. The 'tablets never .' aIT to regulate the 'bowels and sweeten the stomach, thus preventing chol- era infantum, diarrhoea, dysentry and all other stomach and bowel complaints. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. - SPILLING TiIE LICRER. A Bit of Information Which May be New to You. Did you know that whisky would take the varnish off wood 4 No i Being unfamiliar with the "joy juice" neither did the observer. .Consequently maybe here is a bit of information. ' A man who had the appearance of one who had too often and too long imbibed too freely shuffled in- to a saloon and asked the bartender for a drink of whisky. His order was filled in what is said to be the usual way in saloons, viz., -the bar- tender placed a whisky glass, a bot- tle of whisky, and a glass of water on the bar. The customer proceeded to fill the whisky glass. And fill it he did, to overflowing. At this juncture the bartender said - "I'll give ,you a larger glass if you want it." But as his tone was not: gentle the custom- er did not ask for a larger glass. He offered instead, a quartet of words which sounded as if they might have been intended for an apology or an explanation. He then gulped down the whisky and left the place. "Ha.rdly much money selling that fellow whisky," said .another man, who "just happened" to be in the saloon. "Oh, I don't mind what he drinks," said the bartender. "I just hate to see him spill the whisky on the bar, for it takes the varnish off." The man who "just happened" to be in the saloon made no reply, but since then he has confided to friends that he has been wondering what whisky will do to a man's stomach if it will take varnishoff wood, as the bartender said it would. Fixing Them Both. "What was her father's present to the bride and groom?" "Nothing epeeific. He told the bride that there would always be a room in his house for her, and a job at hisfactory for the groom," WAT • ,Y41 SELY. I.. Between Fingers. Spread to TI • s.•' Woula- well Up, Itch and Burn, Did Not :Dare. Put Hands in Water. Cutioura Soap and Cuti' curs Ointment Cured. Carman: lifanitoba ' Al'. breaking out between any fingers was the first trouble. It was vory itchy and spread to my anger tips affecting the nails. It first appeared in watery blisters and they were so intensely itchy I scratched them, and let the water out making' sores, They would swell up,'itch and burn and ifnally the nails would loosen and come oJf. 1 spent many. sleepless nights. I did not dare to put my hands in water except to wash them. "X kept using ointments; Ointment but was , S no t cured. Sometimes the remedies would Help a little but Iwas not free from it altogether. I was that way for nine years trying everything. 1 heard of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and.sent for • them and befoie I had used them "half a dozen times an improvement. 33y washing wit aticura, Soap, and ap= plying the Cu Ointment froquently I was cured in thr onths." (Signed) lgisa Florence E. Sa'n er ?n,114ay20,1913.' For more tha„ern, it generation Outicurd Soap and,Ointmont have afforded the most eco- nomical treatment for affections of the skin and scalp that torture, itch, burn, scaleand, destroy sleep. A single set is oftensuiScient.. Cuticura Soap and cuticura Ointment are sold by dreggists'an , dealers everywhere. For a lib mai free sample of each, with 32-p. book, send' post -card to Potter Drug 4 Sihem, Carp., Dept. D. Boston, II. 8. A. "QUIC.IK SERVICE." A Restaurant Where tlieWaiter Used Roller Skates. I. had to pass several hours in a certain small town in which there was no hotel, writes aYouth's Com- panion contributor. Labe in thee afternoon I saw on a window the words, "Restaurant. . Quior Sera vice," and I was so hungry the:S.1'. made up my mind to take a•Ske,,n 'e - ,I entered a very long, tsteatiitl ded room, evidently oceti:ps ,i sit, ISUNllElt$$TO0Ii:.AN]C'141t L, Here I.i a Good W! ;r�d for t e Be and the Stoke. Boa constrictor s and grizzly beats •have, long been ihoue;lit of as crea- tures toy be dreaded, J?ut Kr. Enos A Mills, the noted naburalist,""11 a good word fur the !bear, and lli Fran1t.' Baldwin, recently returned from. an exploring trip to the Philp - pines, speaks of:the-snake :more sympathetically than otherwise. Mr.. Mills declares that the grizzly' is the: most maligned of animals; He minds his. own businesb., except when he is attacked, and lives .on nuts, fruit,. bark, grass, carrion, garbage and insects, and, as a rule, kills nothing larger than a"mouse. Mr. Milds says he,•is an excellent mouser,•patient,and thorough' in .his methods. Dooior Baldwin says of the bo constrictor : "All my reading life I have re garded the boa constrictor with bor 'The. ch ilclf deligll'. The 1 pienieketu' �'" choice, verybocly'e favorite. a ror and aversion. When I got int the jungle; my great desire was t meet a: large boa in order tha. I might do hp.ni boa, very rea harm. When I did find one, 1C3. sentiments were those of pity for the snake, He was stretched .across the path, and when the natives saw him, they pounced , upon him with yells of delight; On the other hand he seemed dazed, "With a native for every yard of him, holding him firmly, he joun- neyred on legs through the jungle and `down to the beach. Be wrig- gled feebly, and hissed in a hope less manner. There they .cut his head off, with no more cerenibny than they would have used if he had been a chicken, folded as much as they could get of him into a kind of clamshell` about three feet in diameter, and built a, fire. In an hour' he was cooked, And in another hour, this great snake, which had been painfully accumulating feet and inches for years, had disap- peared. I must say that I felt a Iibtle indignant I" isn't This Romantic ? WARMS a'oltessaamr `OP•. LAW S014, IT'inety Colborne Street, - 'Toronto 0 ITS' YOU WANT ;r0: I3Liv' OR S19LL .e� my t: (oi5orne St,. Toronto, 1. W. DA.W0501,F, Colborne St., Toronto. zrzwsp.erIens �'o&a saran. t�_ Fruit, Stock, Grain or Dairy ;G`atna write' 11 VP. •Dawson Brampton or •Two toes loved by four corns for .live years and sentenced to din by fire au»li- , cations of Putnam Corn Extractor. If one time as a bowling ally.'• A broken, dilapidated show ease stood: you want to cur@ corns,inbm's" is on the :cheaply built counter. Two the only thing try this painless ess remedy. ea,. at all deaaerss or three dirty glass jars contained,. '� some broken sandy. A few .ancient Her Reason. ]oohing cookies lay_jp, a box with oblass front. .Two ,ta,ble i el h-eia'ht "Mummy, can 1 have that pear airs 14s,, ea and a few poorly print- "-t'liwWa r-c-fr-'-t1, `;tiring eeizl-^e' ed;sign.a that bore, the bill of fare, board this. morningt 'Cos— comprised the furnishings of the "Because whati" place. No one was visible. I sat "Cos I've eaten it I" down at the table, and .instantly a harsh voice apKeared to proceedhtinaxtlts Liniment cores Distemper. from the solid wall • behzxta ine �• "What'll ye have 9'' it said ' ',BETTER FARMING. From the eatables annouoeed on the different signs, 1 chotei•tiebters What the C. P. R. Is Doing for Beans, 10 cents," and as the,_rzi 7 Farmers in the West. quiry was -evidently aimed at me, I:.. Ci shouted back, "Beans for one ! The C. P. R. "better farming" g had soa.rcely uttered the words when special trains, operated in connec out of•the door in the partition at tion with the Manitoba, Govern - the lower end of the room shat a ment, went on duty this month . in tall man in roller skates. He wore the interests of intelligent and sbi- a red undershirt and corduroyentific fanning in the West. These trousers, trains will contain specimens of With a grinding, roan g noise, noxious 'weeds, most troublesome in he bore down upon me. . e shot r' province, and lectures will be. past my table, he slid " of beans. within . an inch y lap, ods of ©radkation. There will be at the (same time whouti ough models of weed seeds, so that iden- up!" Still skating o. ,agedtifieatioa will be easy; Manitoba the front of the ro. .ed a birds, with instructions as to their. figure eight near and habits, whether `destructive or bene started to return. did ficial ; injurious insects will be illus - ready, and as he fl • -co` trated on the moving films; a car ed it up, and would . + • ou ' t have with cattle, sheep and hogs, in eon - taken • the table cover alongl too, neetion with which lectures will be were it not for the fact that is was given to young men, 'especially; a made of oilcloth, and nailed down. car devoted to home economics for I ate about one-third' of the beans warren, where lady demonstrators and .had enough. will teach nursing, sewing;.:ind >so forth. TO show how there -41;h and real ,,and close this anstruetion is Will Quickly Cure meant to be by the Canadian Peei- fio' and the Government, it may be Any Sour Stomach stated that field erops and minis= ture lay -outs of farm buildings will be shown in twocars for the pur- pose—while instruction willbe giv- en as to the protection of such build- ings. Saskatchewan is in need of mixed farming, and there •will be special features on two large ears,: which willbe.devoted to shock. On the Saskatchewan train, lecturers will accompany; and instruction will be'given in •everything practi- cally appertaining to the' life of the farm. This idea, • is intended, of course, chiefly for the new settlers, who may have but a hazy idea of farming. The object both , of the. eompany and the Government is that the people should farm to 'the best of their knowledge and ability, so as to extract from the soil what nature is ready to give, if 'she be properly coaxed. Ing carrying out this idea ,the Canadian Pa,cifio is willing, to spend money, knowing- that good fanning anywhere.in the North-west will mean, ttitimately,; better and nnore,profitable busing for itself, Relieves Euiiness. After Meals, "When 1 was working around the farm last winter, I hadn attack of in- flamniation," writes M . P, Dawkins, of Port Richmond. "las weak for a long time, but well enough to work un- til spring. But something went wrong with my bowels, for I had to use salts or physic all the time. My stomach kept sour, and always after eating. there, was pain and fullness and allthe symptoms of intestinal indigestion.' Nothing helped me until 1 used Dr. Hamilton's Pills. Instead of hurting, like other pills, they acted very ;Airily, and seemed to heal the bowels. 1 did not require large doses to get results with Dr, Ifamilton's Pills, and feel so glad that I have found a mild yet cer- tain remedy. To -day I am well—no pain, no sour stomach, a good appetite, able to digest anything, This is a whole lot of good for one medicine to do, and I can say Dr. Hamilton''S Pills are the best pills, and my letter, 1 am sore, proles it„ Refuse a substitute for Dr. Ha ill - ton's. Pills of Mandrake and Butternut, soldin yellow boxes; 25e. All dealers, or The Catarrhozon.e CO., Kingston, Ont. •. stiltLiniment Carex Dipl: CA 003 WElkliCLY IN LIVE TOWN IN York County. Stationery and 13001Cusiness in connection. Price only, $4 000.: Terms liberal, 'Wilson Publish. trig- Company, 4R West Adelaide 5treet,' Toronto. int/SCP.LL.aNECUs, C`Vl 'ORR. TUMORS, LUMPS. ETC., • _ internal and external, cured with. out pain by our home treatment. Write 'aCo.s . beforLimie ted, too late, Collingwood• Dr, EellmOnt.an Medical t Willie's Mien., 'a. Sister—Willie, if you hadg around and listen when Jack calls to -night I shall whip you. Willie—And Ma says she'll whip me if I don't keep tabs .on:you and him, IlRinard's Liniment Cures target in Cows, Not Quite. "I sleep with your letters under my pillow," the modern lover wrote Then he yawned and muttered to himself "M least 1 go to asleep over the letters. I suppose it's the same thing.,, I bought a horse with a supposedly in. ournble ringbone for $30. Cured him with 81.00 worth of MIN4B.D'S LINIMENT and,• Sold him for .$85.00. Profit on : Liniment. MOISE DEROSCE. Hotel Ieeeer, St. Phillippe, Que. • No Reason to Cheer. Squire—"Well, Matthew, and how are you now i" Convaleseent—"Thankee, sir, I be better than I were, but I beant as well as I were afore 1 was as bad as I be now." Minard'a Liniment -Cures Colds, Btu. A. Slight. " What do you think ! A man brought back the umbrella he took from our hall -stand. It speaks well for the honesty of the man." "Yes, but it'aa terrible slight to the umbrella." YOUR OWN DR13UGIST WILL TELL YOtt Try Murine Illye•lie a turned, Weak, Watery Eyes and; Granulated Eyelids. No Sznart1n -. just lige Comfort; Write for nook of the Eye by mail Free. Marine TiyeRemedy 0o.,Chicago. • Also Cautious. A carpenter sent to make some re- pairs in a private house entered .the apartment of the lady of the house with his apprentice and began to work, `:Mary," the lady said to her, maid, "se that my jewel case is locked . up at once !" ..'lhe carpenter unders od. He re- moteel bis watch an hain from his vest iii a significan antlerand handed them to his a+entice. ".John," said he, `take the right back to the shop, It se that this house isn't safe,", Lots of Idol men exchan; bliss for matrimonial bust